Habitat for Heroes is our national initiative to provide housing solutions, volunteers, and employment opportunities to U.S. veterans, military service members, and their families. We partner with numerous sponsors to provide decent, affordable housing for our deserving veterans. Habitat for Humanity Greater Peoria completed our first Habitat for Heroes Build in 2014!
Provide simple, decent, and affordable housing solutions for military members, veterans, and their families.
Engage military members, veterans, families, veterans’ groups, and all military supporters in volunteer programs and veteran-related advocacy.
Capitalize on skill sets gained from military service with recruitment targeting veterans as Habitat for Humanity International/local affiliate employees, board members and extended volunteers, national service members, interns, and fellows.
Promote cultural competency for Habitat affiliates engaging military members and veterans and provide access to financial literacy and homeownership education programs.
Host regular slate of events highlighting veteran housing needs and honoring their service. Target dates include the 9/11 Day of Service, MLK Day, and Veterans Day.
In order to help our military families, we have to raise a certain amount of money in order to purchase our materials. If you or anyone you know would be willing to partner with us to help provide these necessary materials, please Contact Us today.
After the 9/11 attacks, Brian Woods, a junior in high school, knew that he would be joining the military. He went on to graduate in 2003 and enlisted in the US Army. Serving multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, Brian was attached to the 1st and 25th Infantry Divisions. Sergeant Woods was in active…
Patricia Hightower joined the Army in 1996 and went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina. She went to advanced individual training at Fort Gordon, Georgia to become a signal support systems specialist. Her first duty station was the 125th Signal Battalion in Hawaii. She served there for six years and had…
My name is James Stevens. I was born in Knoxville, Iowa on June 5, 1976. My brother and I bounced from foster home to foster home until we were adopted. I was five years old when we moved to Lynnville, IA with our new parents. Then in 1989, we moved to LeRoy, Illinois. Growing up I had no doubt what…
Jeff grew up in Green Valley, Illinois. He was an LPN in area nursing homes until the surge in 2007. Then, he joined the army and was with the 82nd airborne second combat team going on over 150 combat missions in Iraq. He was injured in 2010 and declared a permanent and total disabled veteran with a…
David and wife Sandra are excited to be Habitat Homeowners in their brand new home! The Veteran Build completed construction in the Fall of 2023 on the 2000 block of Springfield Road in East Peoria. David joined the Army in 1977, when he was 18. He entered active duty in Chicago, Illinois.…
- Veteran must have honorable discharge from service branch.
- The NEED for decent, affordable housing is the most important criteria in the selection of a Veteran family. Need is defined as: safe, accessible, affordable housing.
- Your ABILITY TO PAY for a Habitat home is determined by our annual income guidelines. Applicants must be able to show a stable income record and demonstrate a history of financial responsibility and the ability to pay back the Habitat mortgage.
